Insect-trap.



yED JUNEYlg, i906.

PATENT EL PRBIMANN. y INSEQT TRAP. APPLIOATION I' ENTOH ATTORNEYS i `To all whom Ait may concern.-

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HENRY FREIMANmor FORT wAnswoRrH, .nnwronk 1 INSECTrTnYAPQ I 'i Be. it knownthat I, HENRY FREIMANN, a cltlzen of the United States, and a resident of Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, county of Richmond, city and State of New York, have invented 'certain new and useful Im rovements in Insect-Traps, of which the fol owing isa specification" l .My invention relates to traps for catching flies or other insects, and has or'itsobject to provide an improved insect-trap of the trans- .an elevation o partly 1n section; and Fig. 2 is a similar view parent type which will 'be free fromcertain. objectionable features, such asgthe'difliculty' of filling them and the unpleasant sight presented by a number of dead 'flies iloating about. v v f f1 My-invention consists inthe `construction and arrangements of parts'pointed out in the appended claims.' ,i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is' v one form of my invention,

of another form; f

The "general exterior shape of my 'insecttra isthat of a bell. l

- he body VA is provided with feet B to yraise its lower edge above the plate, table,or. other support on' which-the trap is s set.`

The'body 1s. formed 'with an'internal bottom lip or flange C, forming with the outer Wall lof. the body'a'ring-sha 'edtrough D, adaptliquid in Which'the 1nsects are'to be' drowned `or poisoned.- The ed to be filled With-the outer surfaceof the body' is provided'with a band E, ground, out, molded,` or otherwise fashioned, so' as'to reflect the li` ht or to render the contents of the troug D invisible from the outside. v The disagreeable specta- -cle of dead o r struggling flies loating 1n the trough is thus concealed from view. The body A terminates at an edge A', which is preferably vertically above the'trougli D, so that-r when the cover F is) removed it is easy to fill the trough. y The cover F is provided With an ornamental handle G and at the bottom iwith a shoulder' Ff, ada ted to vit on thev edge of the body, and W'it alange H, sur

roundlilg'the upper edge portion of the body.

cover a` preferably flush with each other; .The flaiie 'H forms part of a bead or band J, which is continued upward above the joint of the edge\A. with the shoulder F', and this u Specification ofLetters atent. I' ippnaaoanga Maan '1, 1ste. atrium.. 304,647.

sed" to 4beiilledwith oil or other'fuel, and' y the use of a floating Wick alanapl is obtainedkl the light of. whichk will attract insects. atv :.night'. The outer surface ellgthe cup may be er surfacesof the body and of the Patnted June 19,1966;

l band-I` refer tol-render practically non-trans? i parent y giving it a broken outer surface or `55. -roughening the surface by grindingor'in any other mannel The object of this construction is tovconceal the. oint between thebodvv f andthe cover, as'Wel as anyinsects whic may get stuck at the joint, although this'is 6o not likely to occur in view of the use of aush joint. The

through the o eningK and striklfnthe cover."- Fwillreaohtne trough'D, Where tfey willv be' killed by the'liquid.` The nonetrans'parent 1 band` E hides their struggles and the dead- '70v flies, so that .this unpleasantsight is avoided. f In alike mannerthe non-transparentbandfJ.

hides theI joint A F. The remainder ofthe i trap being transparent,i t is easy to ascertain if any flies have failedtoreach the trough D'. In such a case the trap .is shaken untl the desired result is attainedand thus the escape of flies upon lifting the cover Willfbe vented. l v

In some cases,as 'shown'in Iig.` 2,1 substitute for .the knob 'orhandle G acup L, ada. t

cut or molded, as shown, to produce refract# ing and reflecting surfaces, and thus increase I ythe brillianey of the light.

I claim as lmy invention-.fl 1.An inseotftrap compri ng aftransparent body having an internal trou han an' upper edge which .is directly a ove said. trough, the said body havinga non-transpar-i ent bandv or portion at the level .of said trough, and a cover set upon said up er edge and having a flange surrounding t e same and also havin a non-transparent band to conceal the joint of the cover and 4the body.

2. An-inseettrap comprising. a trans arent body having an internal trou h an an upper edge which -isdirectly a ove said.

trough, anda cover set upon said upper edge and having a flange surrounding tl e saine and also having anon-transparentband to conceal the Vjoint ofthe cover and the body.

flies or other `insects being attracted. u by the smelloftheliquid inthe trough Dfor bysorne substance, as sugarD 'spreadon 65 the plate or tablebelow theftrap, will `fly'up.A y

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yroov 3. An insect-trap comprising a transparent bodyhaving an internal trough, and a In testimony whereof I hn`v`e lhereunt'o set x. cover for said body, provided with a nonmy hand in the presence @i two s'ubsoribing xo transparnnbmci to conceal the joint of the Wltnes'ses. Coverall te oy. H

4. A11 inseetLtrap comprising a transparl HENRY FREIMANN' ent bodyfhaving-an rinternal trough, and al Witnesses:

-cover set on said body and carrying affuel- HANS v. BRIESEN, cup with a light-moreasing outer su ace. EUGENEAEBLE. 

